President Joe Biden boasts that his government is constructing one of the greatest solar power facilities in the world—in Angola, a country in Central Africa, rather than in the United States.
During his statements at the League of Conservation Voters Yearly Capital Dinner, Biden noted that Africa would soon have one billion inhabitants. Despite what Biden claims, Africa’s population surpassed one billion people in 2009, while he served as Obama’s vice president.
Biden boasted that “we have plans to construct one of the largest solar power facilities in the world in Angola. I could continue, but I’m not.”
In fact, the Export-Import Bank of the United States had just this month approved a $900 million direct loan to Angola, “in order to finance the building of two solar energy facilities in the country,” according to authorities.
Officials from the Export-Import Bank claim that the solar power facilities in Angola will aid in the sale of American solar panels.
Reta Jo Lewis, president of the Export-Import Bank, said in a statement, “We are happy to take part in this significant initiative, which will enhance access to power in Angolan villages utilizing sustainable energy technologies.”
The enormous multi-million dollar project comes as Biden opted to remove Section 201 taxes on solar imports to the United States that were initially enacted by former President Trump in January 2018 at a rate of 30% for foreign-made bifacial solar panels, the vast majority of which come from China.
Following that choice, LG Electronics stated it will close its Huntsville, Alabama, solar panel production facility, which would result in the loss of over 200 American jobs.
Additionally, Biden has consistently supported Chinese solar manufacturers by enforcing a tariff moratorium on imports of solar panels from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia despite the fact that the panels were manufactured in China, according to his Commerce Department, but were shipped through the four Southeast Asian countries to avoid American tariffs.
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